ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Improving Health Care Management in Primary Care for Homeless People: A Literature Review.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions to improve the mental health of women experiencing homelessness: A systematic review of the literature.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Characteristics and Effectiveness of Co-Designed Mental Health Interventions in Primary Care for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Primary Care Engagement Among Individuals with Experiences of Homelessness and Serious Mental Illness: an Evidence Map.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Association between housing status and mental health and substance use severity among individuals with opioid use disorder and co-occurring depression and/or PTSD.BMC primary care · 2025Trial
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- National and Subnational Models of Care That Support Primary Health Care: A Mixed-Methods Study.The International journal of health planning and management · 2026Article
- How does music contribute to well-being? Perspectives from homeless young adults with problematic psychoactive substance use.Psychology of music · 2026Article
- Recommended Cardiometabolic Screening Guidelines for Unhoused Adults: A Street Medicine Needs Assessment.Clinics and practice · 2026Article
- Street Stories: Fostering Humanism in Family Medicine.PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.) · 2026Article
- Staff and service user perspectives of a co-located homelessness centre in Scotland: a mixed-methods evaluation.BJGP open · 2025Article
- Addressing Healthcare Disparities Among the Homeless: Insights from a Student-Run Clinic in Houston, TX.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Are tailored primary care services for social inclusion good value for money? A health economics evaluation with Monte-Carlo probabilistic sensitivity analysis comparing tailored social inclusion primary care services to mainstream primary care services for socially excluded people.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- The views of people using homeless services about learning disability.Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2024Article
- Organizational and patient factors associated with positive primary care experiences for veterans with current or recent homelessness.Health services research · 2024Article
- Primary health care for people experiencing homelessness: the effectiveness of specialist and mainstream health service provision.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024Article
- Retention in primary care among unstably housed residents of a low-income, inner-city neighborhood with a high prevalence of substance use and related disorders.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Describing the Medical Needs of Hawai'i's Houseless Population During COVID at Free Student Run Outpatient Clinics (Hawai'i HOME Project).Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2024Article
- Behavioral Health Care Delivery Through Street Medicine Programs in California.Community mental health journal · 2024Article
- Short Interpregnancy Intervals Among Women Experiencing Homelessness in Colorado.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Analysis of older adult blood pressure readings and hypertension treatment rates among the unsheltered population of Miami-Dade County.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHomeless people have poorer health status than the general population. They need complex care management, because of associated medical troubles (somatic and psychiatric) and social difficulties. We aimed to describe the main characteristics of the primary care programs that take care of homeless people, and to identify which could be most relevant.
methodsWe performed a literature review that included articles which described and evaluated primary care programs for homeless people.
resultsMost of the programs presented a team-based approach, multidisciplinary and/or integrated care. They often proposed co-located services between somatic health services, mental health services and social support services. They also tried to answer to the specific needs of homeless people. Some characteristics of these programs were associated with significant positive outcomes: tailored primary care organizations, clinic orientation, multidisciplinary team-based models which included primary care physicians and clinic nurses, integration of social support, and engagement in the community's health.
conclusionsPrimary health care programs that aimed at taking care of the homeless people should emphasize a multidisciplinary approach and should consider an integrated (mental, somatic and social) care model.
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